Camp Smartt Marker

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McMinnville in Warren County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Camp Smartt

By Tom Gillard, November 8, 2010

1. Camp Smartt Marker

Inscription. This staging and training area was established in the summer of 1861 by Benjamin J. Hill, who organized and commanded here the 35th Tenn. Infantry, CSA, until his promotion to Brigadier General. Discontinued for a time, the camp was reactivated in 1862 by Col. Marcus J. Wright, who was promoted to Brigadier General while here. The camp was then used mainly as a center for Confederate conscripts, but the 9th Texas and 20th Alabama Infantry Regiments were here briefly.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 2E 49.)

Location. 35° 39.691′ N, 85° 47.64′ W. Marker is in McMinnville, Tennessee, in Warren County. Marker is on Liberty Lane ¼ mile west of South Chancery Street (Tennessee Highway 55), on the left when traveling west. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: McMinnville TN 37110, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Charles Faulkner Bryan (approx. 1.8 miles away); Lucy Virginia Smith French (approx. 1.8 miles away); Uncle Dave Macon (approx. 1.8 miles away); Morgan's Headquarters (approx. 1.9 miles away); Carl T. Rowan (approx. 1.9 miles away); Anthia Brady Hughes (approx. 2 miles away); W. S. "Dad" Lively (approx. 2 miles away); Warren County's Nursery Industry (approx. 3.9 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in McMinnville.

By Tom Gillard, November 8, 2010

2. Camp Smartt Marker

Credits. This page originally submitted on November 9, 2010, by Tom Gillard of Tullahoma, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 274 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 9, 2010, by Tom Gillard of Tullahoma, Tennessee. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.